Installation

The mean.io docs are designed to give you the tools to be up and running quickly while still providing a good understanding of the technologies used, the design philosophy and usage information. The documentation project is ongoing and never ending so feel free to let us know you feel needs to be added or if there is anything that is not clear. Enjoy!

PreRequisites

MEAN is an acronym for MongoDB, Express, AngularJs and NodeJs. We need to install some of these before we begin.

• MongoDB Download and Install mongodb - Checkout their manual if you're just starting
• Node.js - Download and Install Node.js, codeschool has free node and < a href="https://www.codeschool.com/courses/shaping-up-with-angular-js">angular tutorials
• git - Get git using a package manager or download it if you're on

Installation

Installation is a two 2 minute process and will give you all the components you need to get started.

 > sudo npm install -g mean-cli       // Get the mean cmdline
 > sudo npm install -g gulp    // Install gulp command line globally
 > mean init myApp                    // create your first app
 > cd myApp && npm install            // Install dependencies
 > gulp                              // Launch mean

Congratulations! You are now a MEAN developer